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Galaxy 10

Delta 8930

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Galaxy 10

Type: Communications

Galaxy 10, a Hughes HS-601HP satellite, would have joined PanAmSat’s fleet of dual-payload spacecraft serving the United States. It was the first satellite to be carried on the new Boeing Delta-8930 rocket. The launch occurred on 26 August 1998, but the satellite was lost when the Delta-8930 failed.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

889 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Delta 8930 – Boeing

  • Family: Delta
  • Length: 35 m
  • Diameter: 4 m
  • Launch Mass: 301 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 8290 kg

The Delta 8930 was manufactured by Boeing with the first launch on 1998-08-26. Delta 8930 has 1 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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